Nurturing Professional Judgement
Nurturing Professional Judgement by Ben Knight, published by Critical Publishing in October 2023, is an insightful exploration into the complexities of teacher education. This 88-page book addresses the often-overlooked aspects of in-the-moment dilemmas and situational awareness that are crucial to effective teaching. It critiques the prevalent focus on curriculum coverage and compliance, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of how teacher educators can prepare future teachers to make informed professional judgments in their classrooms.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the literature surrounding teaching and learning, emphasizing that effective education is not merely a product of direct instruction but a multifaceted process that blends both art and science. The book analyzes current educational policies and compliance agendas that shape initial teacher education programs, offering practical strategies for fostering professional judgment among trainee teachers through higher education and school-based mentoring. By highlighting the balance between structure and improvisation, Nurturing Professional Judgement serves as a valuable resource for those involved in teacher training and professional development.
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In-the-moment dilemmas and situational awareness are central to teachers’ work, but these concepts may not always find their way into teacher education – as they often get pushed aside in favour of curriculum coverage and compliance agendas.
This book challenges a technicist and mechanistic view of teaching and learning to examine how teacher educators might best prepare soon-to-be teachers to make sound professional judgements in their classroom practice. It discusses evidence in the literature that teaching does not directly ‘produce’ learning and that nurturing learning is a complex business which relies on both ‘art and science’. Current policies and compliancy agendas influencing the content of ITE programmes are analysed, and the text provides practical suggestions for how to nurture professional judgement in trainee teachers through HE provision and school-based mentoring.
It describes the dynamism of those who teach in classrooms and reminds teacher educators of the value and necessity of managing structure and improvisation, protocol and intuition which are at the heart of what it means to be a professional.
A new addition to our Critical Guides for Teacher Educators series.
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